| Nymphaea conardii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Nymphaeales |
| Family: | Nymphaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nymphaea |
| Subgenus: | Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis |
| Species: | N. conardii |
| Binomial name | |
| Nymphaea conardii Wiersema [1] | |
Nymphaea conardii is a species of waterlily native to the region spanning from Southern Mexico to tropical South America. [1]
Nymphaea conardii is an aquatic herb [2] with ovoid, 4.5 cm wide rhizomes. [3] The ovate-elliptical leaf blade is uniformly green, [4] and it can reach up to 18 cm in length and 14 cm in width. [5] The leaf venation is reticulate and dichotomous, with 9-15 primary veins. [3] The leaf blade is attached to glabrous, max. 4 mm wide petioles with 2-4 primary and 4-6 secondary air canals. [5]
The nocturnal flowers float on the water surface. [2] The flowers have glabrous, non-brittle green peduncles with 5-6 primary, central air canals and 10-12 secondary, smaller, peripheral canals. [4] The flowers have uniformly green, 3-6 cm long and 1-3 cm wide, oblong-ovate sepals with an slightly rounded or acute apex. [5] The fruits are 1.5-1.7 cm long and 2.5-2.9 cm wide. [4] The granulose, pilose, ellipsoid seeds have trichomes arranged in interrupted, longitudinal lines. [2] The trichomes are 10–60 μm long. [6]
The diploid chromosome count is 2n = 28. [5]
It is stoloniferous, but only in a brief period in which the tubers resume growth. [7] Proliferating pseudanthia are absent. [2] [5]
Autogamy is possible, as the stigma retains its female function in the second day, when the pollen is released, thus enabling self-fertilization. [8] The seed dispersal is hydrochorous (i.e. water-dispersed) or ornithochorous (i.e. bird-dispersed). [9]
The type specimen was collected on the 29th of August 1981 by J.H. Wiersema and A. Gonzalez from a pond in the Sosa Municipality of Barinas, Venezuela. [10] [5]
It is placed in Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis. [6] [7] It is closely related to Nymphaea gardneriana , Nymphaea glandulifera , and Nymphaea jamesoniana . [11]
The specific epithet conardii honours the botanist Henry Shoemaker Conard (1874 - 1971). [7]
Nymphaea conardii is considered to be vulnerable (VU) in Cuba. [12]
It inhabits flooded savannas, shallow lagoons, and Morichales associated with still water (i.e. wetlands characterized by the presence of the moriche palm Mauritia flexuosa ) at elevations of 0-200 m above sea level. [9] It is also found in ponds and temporary ditches. [5]
It is pollinated by beetles. [9]
Nymphaea is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. Some taxa occur as introduced species where they are not native, and some are weeds. Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies, or waterlilies in the United Kingdom. The genus name is from the Greek νυμφαία, nymphaia and the Latin nymphaea, which means "water lily" and were inspired by the nymphs of Greek and Latin mythology.
Nymphaea glandulifera is a species of waterlily native to tropical America.
Nymphaea prolifera is a species of waterlily naturally found from Mexico to Brazil and northeastern Argentina. Additionally, it has been reported to occur in Uruguay.
Nymphaea gardneriana is a species of waterlily native to Cuba and tropical South America.
Nymphaea potamophila is a species of waterlily native to the region spanning from Venezuela to northern Brazil. Additionally, it has been reported to occur in Colombia.
Nymphaea oxypetala is a species of waterlily native to Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Venezuela. It is a remarkable species with excessively acuminate and acute sepals and petals.
Nymphaea rudgeana is a species of waterlily native to the region spanning from Mexico to tropical South America.
Nymphaea tenuinervia is a species of waterlily native to Colombia, Guyana and Brazil.
Nymphaea jamesoniana is a species of waterlily native to the USA, Mexico, and tropical South America.
Nymphaea belophylla is a species of waterlily native to Bolivia, Brazil and Venezuela.
Nymphaea amazonum is a species of water lily native to the region spanning from Mexico to tropical South America. It has been introduced to Bangladesh.
Nymphaea caatingae is a species of waterlily endemic to Northeast Brazil.
Nymphaea lasiophylla is a species of waterlily native to East Brazil. It has also been introduced to the Venezuelan Antilles.
Nymphaea pedersenii is a species of waterlily native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Uruguay.
Nymphaea lingulata is a species of waterlily native to Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.
Nymphaea novogranatensis is a species of waterlily native to Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela.
Nymphaea gracilis is a species of waterlily endemic to Mexico. It is the only species of its genus which is endemic to Mexico.
Nymphaea loriana is a species of waterlily endemic to Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada.
Nymphaea rubra is a species of waterlily native to the region spanning from Sri Lanka and northeastern India to western and central Malesia. Additionally, it has been introduced to regions such as Southeast China, Cuba, Guyana, Hungary, and Suriname.
Nymphaea subg. Hydrocallis is a subgenus of the genus Nymphaea.